James Cameron’s Titanic submersible filmmaking dive made him miss 9/11

James Cameron’s Titanic submersible filmmaking dive made him miss 9/11

Amid the disappearance of a tourist submersible on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, a story of one of filmmaker James Cameron’s most harrowing dives to study the Titanic — and what he would find out after — has come to the surface. The Academy Award-winning movie director behind “Titanic” was inside a submersible vessel nearly 13,000 feet underwater … Read more

Missing Titanic sub: dire animation suggests how far it’s sunk

Missing Titanic sub: dire animation suggests how far it’s sunk

Amid desperate efforts to rescue the five passengers trapped aboard the Titan, a video has circulated illustrating just how deep the Titanic-bound submersible could have sunk. The unsettling animated clip is currently making waves online. The dizzying 3-D demo, created by Spanish animation company MetaBallStudios, depicts a virtual underwater seascape filled with global landmarks, as … Read more

I went on the Titanic submarine — it was a suicide mission

I went on the Titanic submarine — it was a suicide mission

Amid frantic international efforts to locate the lost Titanic-exploring submersible, experts point out that this isn’t the first time the deep-diving vessel has raised flags. A German adventurer who explored the Titanic wreckage on the same submersible that disappeared has labeled the voyage a “suicide mission.” “I was incredibly lucky back then,” Arthur Loibl, 60, … Read more

James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ expert weighs in on the ‘unusual’ missing sub

James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ expert weighs in on the ‘unusual’ missing sub

Parks Stephenson, the Titanic explorer who worked with director James Cameron on his classic romance drama, worries Sunday’s disappearance of a tourist submersible on an expedition to the wreckage “has the potential to be a major tragedy.” “No matter what you may read in the coming hours, all that is truly known at this time is that … Read more

I was a Titanic sub passenger: The waiver said ‘death’ three times

I was a Titanic sub passenger: The waiver said ‘death’ three times

Mike Reiss took extra paper with him to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean in case the deep-sea submersible didn’t return to the surface getting a glimpse of the sunken Titanic last year. Reiss – an Emmy Award-winning writer-producer for “The Simpsons” – descended 13,000 feet with four others inside OceanGate Expedition’s Titan submersible to see … Read more

Jeremy Sisto says New Yorkers don’t have time to wait for his show ‘FBI’

Jeremy Sisto says New Yorkers don’t have time to wait for his show ‘FBI’

Jeremy Sisto says New Yorkers don’t always have the patience for his show “FBI,” which films on the city’s streets “You have to wait 10 seconds, but 10 seconds is a long time for a New Yorker,” Sisto, 48, told The Post. “And it’s always the young [production assistants] who have to break the news” … Read more

The three most romantic zodiac signs, not only on Valentine’s Day

The three most romantic zodiac signs, not only on Valentine’s Day

While Valentine’s Day is for lovers, some among us lay on the roses and the schmaltz, the candlelight, the cutesy s–t and revel in an unabashedly romantic flare a full 365 days of the year. Romance is spoken and demonstrated by all the signs in different forms and many of the most romantic gestures in … Read more

Its heart still goes on — ‘Titanic’ leads box office 25 years after debut

Its heart still goes on — ‘Titanic’ leads box office 25 years after debut

It will never let go. The re-release of “Titanic” was unsinkable at the box office, earning $2.72 million on its opening night Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The James Cameron-helmed epic is projected to cruise into a $15 million domestic weekend, according to Forbes. Paramount brought the 1998 Oscar winner back in 4K 3D … Read more

Why Titanic’s youngest survivor refused to see James Cameron’s film

Why Titanic’s youngest survivor refused to see James Cameron’s film

Millvina Dean was only 9 weeks old when her family boarded the Titanic — she couldn’t imagine the horror she was about to experience. When the ship crashed into the iceberg in April 1912, Dean, her brother and mother survived, while her father died with 1,500 people in the world’s most famous maritime disaster. Dean’s story … Read more

‘Titanic’ movie was a near disaster: Crew poisoned with PCP and Winslet almost drowned

‘Titanic’ movie was a near disaster: Crew poisoned with PCP and Winslet almost drowned

On March 23, 1998, James Cameron walked up to the stage at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, accepted the Oscar for Best Director and brazenly shouted, “I’m the king of the world!”  He wasn’t far off. “Titanic,” which Cameron wrote, directed and co-edited, won 11 Academy Awards that night, including Best Picture, and was already … Read more

Yes, James Cameron — not Jack — is artist behind iconic ‘Titanic’ drawing

Yes, James Cameron — not Jack — is artist behind iconic ‘Titanic’ drawing

It wasn’t Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack who came through for Kate Winslet’s Rose when she demanded, “I want you to draw me like one of your French girls.” Like clockwork, a recurring viral rumor has resurfaced as the 25th anniversary of “Titanic” looms: The sketch featured in one of the most iconic — and quoted — … Read more

James Cameron, scientists recreate ‘Titanic’ scene to see if Jack could survive

James Cameron, scientists recreate ‘Titanic’ scene to see if Jack could survive

Just like Rose, James Cameron can’t let go. After decades of debate about whether his “Titanic” heroine actually could have enabled Jack to survive in the Oscar-winning blockbuster, the director has finally settled the score. For the staunch believers who are convinced Rose could have spared some room on the floating door for her maritime … Read more

‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says ‘new investigation’ will ‘settle’ Jack and Rose ‘door’ debate

‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says ‘new investigation’ will ‘settle’ Jack and Rose ‘door’ debate

Since 1997, fans have had a thing or two to say when it comes to the door that ultimately caused Jack in “Titanic” to die. The film’s director, James Cameron, is addressing the controversial theory that Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, could have survived by climbing onto Rose’s door in the middle of the freezing waters. In the … Read more

James Cameron had to ‘twist’ Leonardo DiCaprio’s arm to star in ‘Titanic’

James Cameron had to ‘twist’ Leonardo DiCaprio’s arm to star in ‘Titanic’

It took James Cameron a while to get Leonardo DiCaprio to board the “Ship of Dreams.” The “Avatar” director made the revelation Tuesday during the Golden Globes that he had to convince the “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” star to take part in the iconic film, reported People. “He didn’t want to do a leading man,” … Read more

‘Titanic’ crew recalls the night they got drugged with PCP in spiked chowder

‘Titanic’ crew recalls the night they got drugged with PCP in spiked chowder

It’s been 25 years since “Titanic,” and those who worked on the film still remember the night they got drugged on set. On Aug. 9, 1996 on the set of “Titanic” in Halifax, Nova Scotia, craft services provided the cast and crew with clam chowder — that was spiked with PCP. The meal was so … Read more

‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ review: A titanic stage performance

‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ review: A titanic stage performance

The riveting play “Between Riverside and Crazy,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, begins with a yuletide bait-and-switch: In one of the rooms of a sprawling apartment, we see a Christmas tree.  But there are no carols, gifts and cocoa to match the mirth outside right now in Times Square, because Stephen Adly Guirgis’ dramedy … Read more

Kate Winslet finally weighs in on infamous ‘Titanic’ door debate

Kate Winslet finally weighs in on infamous ‘Titanic’ door debate

Near, far wherever you are, Kate Winslet won’t let the “Titanic” door debate go on. Kate Winslet, 47, floated her opinion Saturday on the infamous “Titanic” door debate using her experience with paddle boarding while appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. The debate — which has been going on for nearly 25 years since … Read more

Kate Winslet: My agent was asked about my weight when I was young

Kate Winslet: My agent was asked about my weight when I was young

Actress Kate Winslet revealed Sunday that her agent used to receive “annoying” calls about her weight when she was up for roles. The “Titanic” star told the Sunday Times that there were several times at the start of her career when her agent would get calls from producers asking about her figure. “When I was … Read more